Filler for a cotton-gin press-block.



J. S. HALL.

FILLER FOR A COTTON GIN PRESS BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1916- Patented Mar. 13, 191 1.

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FILLER FOR. A COTTON-GIN PRESS-BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1Q17.

Application filed March 13, 1916. Serial No. 83,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr SIDNEY HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beeville, in the county of Bee and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Filler for a Cotton-Gin Press-Block, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fillers for cottongin press blocks and the object in view is toproduce a device so arranged as to provide spaces for the bale bagging which, when placed within the pressed block, will have its lowest ends stuifed'into the pockets or spaces formed in the ends of the block so that the bagging will not interfere with the pressed block when lowered into place and turned around for pressing.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this specification and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the filler.

Fig. 2 is a side view.

Fig, 3 is an end View.

Fig. 4 is a view of the end of the filler as applied to a press block.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the filler and press block shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 is an end view of the filler in place. Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A, A designate the face boards of the press block which are spaced apart from one another, and A are end face boards which are narrower than the boards A the spaces intervening between the various boards being suflicient to admit bale ties. Back boards are designated by letters B and have cleats C secured to the faces thereof opposite each other and near the longitudinal edges of the press block and form means for supporting the press block. A filler, a detail of which is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, consists of two beams D intermediate which are the Copies of this patent may be obtained for cross-pieces F, positioned considerable distance from the ends of the beams D in order to leave pockets intermediate the two beams .and between the ends of the latter and the cross pieces F into which the bale bagging is placed, so that, when the press is in operation, said bagging will not be disturbed as the press block is lowered into place and turned about for pressing. Rods I are passed through the registering apertures in the beams F, the head of each bolt being countersunken in one beam, while the heads of the others are threaded to receive nuts E. The ends of the beams F are beveled away as at F to dispense with the inner corners which might interfere with the bagging being pushed into the pockets or spaces referred to.

WVhen the parts of the device are assembled as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, it will be noted that pockets will be formed for receiving the bale bagging which with the ordinary press blocks is not provided and which necessitates a laborer going down below the press blocks to straighten out the bagging after the block is lowered and turned around in place for pressing a bale of cotton or other material and which necessarily delays the press pump until the bagging mav be straightened out.

What I claim to be new is:

In combination with a press block and filler having top boards, spaced apart, and bottom boards with cleats fastened to the outer faces thereof. a filler between said top and bottom boards and comprising two parallel beams with beveled ends, crosspieces connecting said beams, the spaces intermediate said cross-pieces and ends of the beams forming pockets to receive bale bagging.

JOSEPH SIDNEY HALL. Witnesses:

FREDERICK WILLIAM HnLDnNFnLs, JOHN ALFRED ZOWARKA.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

